From Aspen to Tanglewood, summer is the season for classical music festivals. Whether you are an ambitious young musician seeking master classes with world-renowned soloists or just a lover of great music, summer festivals offer something for everyone. There's a fest right here in Bethlehem. The Techne Music Festival, sort of like a summer camp for highly advanced violin, viola, cello, piano and composition students, is a two-week-long event at Moravian College that continues through July 26. The festival, in its second year, was founded by violinist Tim Schwarz, formerly head of the string department at Lehigh University and now assistant professor of music at Kutztown University. ...

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